Reading Time: 2 minutes Days after President Trump announced to intact the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for six more months to allow Congress to find a legislative solution, hundreds of people marched on campus in support of the program, which protects immigrants from deportation and allows them to work in the U.S. legally, Sept. 8. The silent […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Lilly Van Buren Roots of Knowledge was named one of two winners of the People’s Choice award Aug. 31 after CODAawards considered 100 different entries Tom Holdman, owner of Holdman Studios and creator of the stain glass windows first approached President Holland with this idea 12 years ago. What started out as a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Nathan Gross Creator of Facebook Live, Randi Zuckerberg, successfully paved her way through the tech industry because she took chances. Zuckerberg, who’s the CEO of Zuckerberg Media and older sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, opened the Roots of Knowledge Lecture Series in the Classroom Building auditorium, Aug. 31. “It’s amazing what happens […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista We don’t need a miracle, we just need people to do what they said they were going to do in the first place, said Alex Sheen, founder of the social movement and non-profit organization called Because I Said I Would, to an audience in the Grande Ballroom, Aug 31. Because I […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Kim Bojorquez Orem residents met Aug. 31 to propose solutions to problems they see as caused by the rapid encroachment of development, driven by the UVU growth, into their quiet, largely single-family neighborhoods. Rising crime rates, illegal rentals, increased traffic and parking issues are their main concerns—issues that, many fear, will get worse […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One hundred employers and 1,500 job seekers expected to attend the event at the Utah Valley Convention Center Provo, UT – Utah’s economy has been getting better and better, but there are still lots of people looking for a job – 49,600 people according to the January employment numbers. Tens of thousands more are looking […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Preston Yardley When Aaron Garcia was stumped on how to approach a woman after not speaking to her for a year, he asked Relationship Expert David Coleman how to start off the conversation. Coleman, the guest speaker at a UVUSA speed-dating event, advised Garcia to send the text, “365. I didn’t want to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Preston Yardley Students from the Animal Allies club protested the Jordan World Circus last week saying they believe the circus animals are mistreated. As circus-goers arrived at the North entrance of the UCCU Center they were greeted by a line of protesters holding signs with slogans such as “Circuses Hurt Animals” and “Elephants […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After going on a humanitarian trip to Guatemala, Tess Wolfert noticed how the lack of access to feminine hygiene products has an impact on the lives on young girls around the world. On Feb. 3, the UVU Women’s Success Center organized a Days for Girls event where volunteers assembled and packaged over 1,000 feminine hygiene […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo credit: Collin Cooper | Photo Senior Staff | @coop.97 President Holland announced Feb. 3 that the school has raised $20 million in private funding to build the new center of the arts building that was proposed in 2014. The initiative began with the goal of raising $15 million. Through the generosity of the Ray […]